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1 Published on EIP-AGRI ( BRESOV Geographical location: Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Italy Portugal Romania Spain United Kingdom Other Other location: China, South Korea, Switzerland, Tunisia Keywords: Agricultural production system organic farming Climate and climate change Farming / forestry competitiveness and diversification plant breeding Plant production and horticulture Agricultural sectors: Crops (generic) Vegetables Main funding source: Horizon 2020 (EU Research & Innovation programme) Project acronym: BRESOV Project type: Research project Starting date: 2018 End date: 2022 Project status: ongoing Website: [1] Title (in English): BRESOV - Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production Language: English Objective of the project (native

2 The overall aim of the project is to improve the competitiveness of three of the most economically important vegetable crop families (Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae species) when grown in an organic production system; giving growers confidence that they will achieve a sustainable yield. Objective of the project (in English): The overall aim of the project is to improve the competitiveness of three of the most economically important vegetable crop families (Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae species) when grown in an organic production system; giving growers confidence that they will achieve a sustainable yield. Description of activities (native The project deals with the urgent need to provide climate-resilient cultivars addressed to organic vegetable production systems. These new cultivars will benefit organic growers, and the organic seed industry, providing much needed security both under current and future scenarios of climate change. In this project, we will exploit the genetic variation of broccoli, kohlrabi, bean and tomato for enhanced productivity, by exploiting up-to-date knowledge of genome structure and function. This work will be enhanced by the active involvement of farmers, advisory services, research institutes, breeding companies and food processors from diverse geographical/ climatic contexts in Europe and Non-EU countries. The selection of pre-breeding/ breeding lines for the three species will be undertaken in organic vegetable farming systems, utilizing an annual crop rotation scheme. New cultivars will be selected for efficiency when grown under water, temperature, and nitrogen stress, for resistance to some pests and diseases, for desirable product quality traits such as taste, visual appearance, post-harvest performance. Description of activities (in English): The project deals with the urgent need to provide climate-resilient cultivars addressed to organic vegetable production systems. These new cultivars will benefit organic growers, and the organic seed industry, providing much needed security both under current and future scenarios of climate change. In this project, we will exploit the genetic variation of broccoli, kohlrabi, bean and tomato for enhanced productivity, by exploiting up-to-date knowledge of genome structure and function. This work will be enhanced by the active involvement of farmers, advisory services, research institutes, breeding companies and food processors from diverse geographical/ climatic contexts in Europe and Non-EU countries. The selection of pre-breeding/ breeding lines for the three species will be undertaken in organic vegetable farming systems, utilizing an annual crop rotation scheme. New cultivars will be selected for efficiency when grown under water, temperature, and nitrogen stress, for resistance to some pests and diseases, for desirable product quality traits such as taste, visual appearance, post-harvest performance. Contact fbranca@unict.it [2] Project coordinator Università degli Studi di Catania (UNICT) Contact person: Ferdinando Branca fbranca@unict.it [2] Phone:

3 Project partners European Seed Association (ESA) Universidade de Tras-Os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) Vyzkumny ustav rostlinne vyroby, v.v.i. (VURV) Vyzkumny ustav rostlinne vyroby, v.v.i. (VURV) Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL) Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) Vegenov-BBV (VEG) The University of Liverpool (UNILIV) Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV) Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau (VRDS)

4 Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria (CREA) Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (BAAFS) Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS) Universite de Tunis el Manar (UTM) Servicio Regional de Investigacion y Desarrollo Agroalimentario del Principado de Asturias (SERIDA) Prospecierara (PSR) Itaka Srl. (ITAKA) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) Chungnam National University (UNICHU) Station Essais en Cultures Légumières du 22 (SECL)

5 EURICE - European Research and Project Office GmbH (EURICE) Short summary for practitioners Practice abstract 1 Short summary for practitioners (native TBA Source URL: Links [1] [2] mailto:fbranca@unict.it